Escape from Hillcrest House
In this short thriller novel for middle-grade readers, fourteen-year-old Finnigan discovers that his post-apocalyptic life secluded inside Hillcrest House isn't what it seems, and he sets out to discover the truth.
About a Home Child
Inspired by real stories of Canada’s home children, About a Home Child follows a core group of poor and orphaned children at Dr. Barnardo’s Home in East London, who were give free shelter and an education by their benefactor, then shipped across the pond and placed in employment across rural Canada.
The Color of My Difference
In this middle-grade novel-in-verse, a child's parents move him to a new school, where he's one of the only Black kids. Confronted with bullying and racism, he tries to push his anger and sadness down. But over time he learns how to stand up for himself and feel true pride in his skin color.
Not Myself Today
In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, a magical museum artifact makes spoiled middle-schooler Riya swap bodies with the girl she bullies.
Las crónicas de Kiddo
Katherine "Kiddo" Warble anhela ser la periodista juvenil de El Pregonero. Para ganarle el puesto a su rival Jeremy, debe recolectar puntos en su comunidad. Pero primero tendrá que salir de la cárcel por un malentendido, atrapar a un ladrón y ayudar a su familia.
Absolutely No Body Parts
Taking on odd jobs cleaning messes nobody else wants to touch, Nick, Khenan, and their helper Florrie are raking in cash this summer — until they dig up a buried secret that shocks the whole town, stirring up a much bigger mess than any of them could’ve expected.
The Bottle Witch of Brimley
In this short novel for middle-grade readers, twelve-year-old Dory accidentally releases an evil night witch and her whole town of Brimley falls under a bizarre curse. With pets, plants and people disappearing, Dory must uncover a way to undo the witch’s power before it’s too late.
Collision
In this touching middle-grade novel, Daniel witnesses the aftermath of two ships crashing in his small town’s canal and the discovery that people are inside one of the shipping containers. Since his mom works at the hospital and his dad with the local police, Daniel gets an inside perspective and forms a friendship with one of the refugees.
Jazz Davies Skips a Beat
In this middle-grade novel and follow-up to Lo Simpson Starts a Revolution, Jazz is trying to process why her mom left, what exactly she’s feeling for a girl in her class and whether she wants to be one of the popular girls after all.
Izzy Wong’s Drama Disaster
In this middle-grade novel, Izzy Wong has found a new mystery to investigate for her podcast when someone uses AI to create insulting memes of a classmate. Izzy will have to risk losing her new classmates' trust to sleuth out the culprit before her parents make her give the principal the information she's gathered.
The Water You're Swimming In
In this moving middle-grade novel, Noah tries to be the perfect kid to keep his parents happy and his anxiety at bay after his teenage brother runs away, but he finds himself floundering and sets off to find his brother himself.
The Case of the Movie Mayhem
Four Cree cousins try and solve the mystery of missing film equipment as a movie is being shot on location on their First Nation.
Shy Cat and the Stuff-the-Bus Challenge
Against the backdrop of their school’s food drive, Mila realizes her best friend Kit doesn’t always have enough food to eat.
Briarwood
Callie Garcia thought she would finally get to experience summer camp — campfires, kayaking, and crafts. But Camp Briarwood has other plans. Thrown into a perilous game of cat and mouse between inventors and frauds, Callie’s scientific mind is the only thing that can save the camp.
The Winter Vault
Peter's family life has been devastated by tragedy. Picking up what is left, he has to contend with family secrets also.
Shirley
The true story of Shirley (Fletcher) Horn's experience of resilience and survival at the Shingwauk Indian Residential School.
Shirley
L'histoire vécue de l'expérience de Shirley (Fletcher) Horn au pensionnat indien de Shingwauk.
Monsieur Pierre et les homophones
Les aventures quotidiennes de Monsieur Pierre deviennent de véritables catastrophes linguistiques à force de confondre les homophones. Illustré avec expressivité et porté par une touche québécoise, ce livre rend l’apprentissage de la langue amusant pour les enfants comme pour les enseignants.
Toutes mes excuses
Les meilleures excuses du monde ont été volées à la Banque exceptionnelle des bonnes excuses, et seul l’excentrique Jimmy Smiss peut suivre toutes les pistes, même celles des fantômes. Une enquête hilarante et illustrée où aucun alibi n’est trop farfelu.
André suit une drôle de piste
André aime mener des enquêtes. Lors d’une journée de gros flocons, il décide de suivre des pistes étranges dans la neige et de trouver qui en est à l’origine. Serait-ce un extraterrestre glissant en skis de fond sur ses pattes ? André est un détective sérieux qui n’abandonne jamais, mais Dame Nature ne lui rendra pas la tâche facile !
Chloé et le secret de la sorcière
Chloé a neuf ans et ses parents sont séparés. Et depuis quelque temps, son papa agit de manière étrange. Quand il lui présente sa nouvelle copine, Chloé se lance dans une enquête afin de prouver hors de tout doute que son père a été ensorcelé par cette sorcière !
All the Things We Found
In this middle-grade novel, Ruthie's mother announces she's pregnant again—but Ruthie is still mourning the death of her baby brother, who was stillborn. With help from her dog and a surprising new friend, Ruthie finds that while you can’t avoid grief, you can find comfort in honoring those you’ve lost.
Ink of Nightmares
This third and final instalment in the Book of Screams series includes stories about a child who finds a cell phone that traps him in time, a monster fish disguised as a parent, and Gory Gary, who materializes instead of Bloody Mary. Finally, it's up to Tanya to stop the evil ink before it conquers the world!
